The Beginning of Miracles

1953

Dating: Exact year
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: color screenprint
Dimensions: image: 39.4 × 49.2 cm (15 1/2 × 19 3/8 in.) sheet: 40.5 × 50.4 cm (15 15/16 × 19 13/16 in.)
Collection no.: 2008.115.2837
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

The Beginning of Miracles — Corita Kent. 1953.

Medium: color screenprint.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): image: 39.4 × 49.2 cm (15 1/2 × 19 3/8 in.) sheet: 40.5 × 50.4 cm (15 15/16 × 19 13/16 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 2008.115.2837. Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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